A platoon commander in the Givati brigade has been sentenced to 10 days in military prison following a military exercise that almost ended in tragedy.
According to a report on Galei Tzahal (Army Radio), a soldier in the Givati brigade participating in an guard service exercise was unaware that it was an exercise and believed that he had apprehended several suspicious persons, who were in fact an officer and another soldier. At the last minute, he was stopped from shooting at them when he became aware of their true identity.
The incident is under investigation.